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From the Desk of Kristen O’Connor

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteKristen O’Connor Copy Editor   Halloween (A haiku) The world is orange. Jack-o-lanterns on dead leaves, Halloween is soon. Children in costume, Eager for the Monday night Doors lined with candy. But my holiday Begins many eves before. Assignments can wait. DIY costume, “Hocus Pocus” marathon, Pumpkin spice pastries. Tearing......
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Editorial: A free society needs a free press

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Reading Time: 2 minutesIs doing journalism a crime? Earlier this month, “Democracy Now!” host Amy Goodman was charged by prosecutors for participating in a “riot” after her reporting on the Dakota access pipeline filmed security guards using pepper spray and dogs on protesters. Those charges were rightfully recognized as ludicrous and were dropped,......
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Conservative Corner: The final presidential debate takes a turn for the worst

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor A few nights ago saw the final presidential debate, and thank God that this debate was the last one. Like the other two presidential debates, this one focused on the candidates’ controversies rather than the policies they want to implement. One huge lesson we learned last......
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Editorial: ‘Locker room talk’ is more than just Trump’s problem

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Reading Time: 2 minutesEditorial: ‘Locker room talk’ is more than just Trump’s problem   Most people at least know of the things that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said recently regarding rape accusations made against him. Of course, he brushed them off as simple “he said, she said” situations and claimed that......
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From the Desk Of Rebecca Masiker, Graphics Editor

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Reading Time: 3 minutesRebecca Masiker Graphics Editor Coming from a small town, I’m constantly asked what graphic design is,  how I got into the major, and where I will find a future position. Growing up near a farm in the country, I was encouraged by my surroundings to appreciate and focus on the......
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Editorial: State-mandated mental health education is long overdue

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGovernor Andrew Cuomo recently signed a law requiring that New York’s public schools will have to include information on mental health in health classes. It’s a long overdue addition, one that frankly should have come much sooner. Students are generally not educated about the importance of mental health, and if......
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Campus View: It’s time to have conversations about racism

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer   As someone who has been living in Fredonia for a year and half, a lot of my opinions have changed about what I naively thought about the town. I thought it was a simple town that didn’t have any discriminatory feelings or ideas about people......
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Editorial: Register to vote or face the results

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter months of campaigning, it’s hard to believe that there’s only a little more than one month until the 2016 presidential election is behind us. This cycle has seen students across the country become some of the most outspoken participants in the American political process, but making phone calls and......
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